PawSox bats stay quiet, lose third in row, 3-0

PAWTUCKET – Thanks to a continuation of season-long problems at the plate, the slumping Pawtucket Red Sox ended a homestand on a sour note Tuesday afternoon with a 3-0 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Kevin McNamara Journal Sports Writer kevinmcnamara33

PAWTUCKET – Thanks to a continuation of season-long problems at the plate, the slumping Pawtucket Red Sox ended a homestand on a sour note Tuesday afternoon with a 3-0 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The PawSox managed six hits but couldn’t squeeze any runs across, stranding nine baserunners. The Sox best chance came in the eighth inning but strikeouts by Ryan Lavarnway and Brandon Snyder snuffed out a threat with runners on second and third base.

Anthony Ranaudo (4-3) gave up a solo home run in the third inning and the bullpen surrendered two more in the seventh. The PawSox lost three of four games to Scranton (the New York Yankees’ AAA team) and have now lost six of eight overall. The team will spend Memorial Day weekend in Syracuse and return home to McCoy Stadium Monday.

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